Spinal
MB Enthusiast
- Joined
- Sep 14, 2004
- Messages
- 4,806
- Location
- between Uxbridge and the Alps
- Car
- x254, G350, Duster, S320, Mach1, 900ss and a few more
Gents (and the odd lady that browses this forum),
I did something stupid last night, and paid my registration fee for the mongol rally.
So now, I need a crap car to drive to Mongolia in. Current rule are that the car can't have more than a 1l engine, though rumour suggests that this year it's raised to 1.2l. Haven't found out yet (manual isn't out).
I was thinking a Suzuki Swift or a Nissan Micra, based on part availabilty... or a fist gen panda 4x4 (but worried about parts in the middle of nowhere).
Any advice, suggestions or comments?
Budget is around £1000/£1500, but that includes new brake pads/disks, shocks and springs... and maybe a new head gasket... just in case. I've seen some old swifts/micras on ebay for ~£500, leaving ample budget to get an engine rebuild done professionally.... then change the brakes/suspension myself.
Another concern is tyres. I'm thinking of fittting van tyres (for the reinforced sidewalls), and maybe make them a little bigger to get a cm or so more of clearance, without fiddling with the shocks/springs...
M.
I did something stupid last night, and paid my registration fee for the mongol rally.
So now, I need a crap car to drive to Mongolia in. Current rule are that the car can't have more than a 1l engine, though rumour suggests that this year it's raised to 1.2l. Haven't found out yet (manual isn't out).
I was thinking a Suzuki Swift or a Nissan Micra, based on part availabilty... or a fist gen panda 4x4 (but worried about parts in the middle of nowhere).
Any advice, suggestions or comments?
Budget is around £1000/£1500, but that includes new brake pads/disks, shocks and springs... and maybe a new head gasket... just in case. I've seen some old swifts/micras on ebay for ~£500, leaving ample budget to get an engine rebuild done professionally.... then change the brakes/suspension myself.
Another concern is tyres. I'm thinking of fittting van tyres (for the reinforced sidewalls), and maybe make them a little bigger to get a cm or so more of clearance, without fiddling with the shocks/springs...
M.